FITZ-GERALD & GRAINGER LEAD WISPA PROMOTIONAL TOUR TO SOUTH AMERICA & JAMAICA

From WISPA 5/11/2000.

Australia's Sarah Fitz-Gerald, winner of five international squash titles this year, and England's world No5 Natalie Grainger, will lead a WISPA promotional tour to South America and Jamaica next month.

The initiative by the Women's International Squash Players' Association to promote women's squash in nations where events have yet to be staged follows the successful 1999 tour of the Czech Republic - where a WISPA World Tour event will now be staged in 2001.

The June expedition will feature visits to Kingston in Jamaica, San Salvador's capital city El Salvador, and Lima in Peru - all co-ordinated in conjunction with the national federations of the host countries. The itineraries planned include exhibition matches with national players; meetings with sports authorities; junior coaching sessions; and a host of television, radio and press interviews.

Sarah Fitz-Gerald, the three-times world champion and former world No. 1 from Melbourne who is the President of WISPA, explained: "We hope that this positive initiative will enthuse these and other countries to consider hosting World Tour events in the future. Last year's trip to Prague was most enjoyable and rewarding, and we now look forward to making new friends for women's squash in Jamaica and South America."

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